Military in Burkina Faso Confirms Coup, Dissolves Government
The military in Burkina Faso
has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country,
confirming that a coup has taken place just weeks before national
elections.
In the announcement aired early Thursday on national television and
radio, the statement said that the transitional government had been
dissolved.
The statement came a day after members of the elite presidential guard
unit of the military arrested the transitional president and prime
minister.
Burkina Faso was due to hold elections on Oct. 11 that many hoped would
strengthen democracy. The transitional government came to power after
the president of 27 years, Blaise Compaore, was ousted late last year in
a public uprisingSource: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/military-burkina-faso-confirms-coup-dissolves-government-33822772
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